CHICAGO'S LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES (PART 2); PART 1 OF 4

Figures for the CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS list of the largest publicly held businesses in Chicago were compiled by Standard & Poor's Compustat Services Inc. in Englewood, Colo. CRAIN'S obtained estimated revenues for companies that have not yet reported 1993 results; these are marked with boxes around the figures. An asterisk (*) next to a company indicates that revenues include non-operating income. Profits refer to net profits, including extraordinary adjustments and discontinued operations. Profit margins are net profits divided by revenues. Headings for revenues, profits and margins correspond to the fiscal year of each company. Employee numbers are the most current available for each company.

05/23/94 The May 2 and 9 lists of the area's largest publicly held companies contained several errors. Tucker Properties Corp., a real estate investment trust, should have ranked 203rd, with $27.3 million in total revenues and a net loss of $8.6 million in 1993. TRO Learning Inc., a computer-based training and education business, ends its fiscal year on Oct. 31. And Vitalink Pharmacy Services Inc. ends its fiscal year on May 31.